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Dominance Status Affects the Transmission of Fear

Ahead of his scheduled November 15 book talk on “Not So Different: Finding Human Nature in Animals,” our latest blog entry comes from Nathan Lents, Associate Professor in John Jay’s Department of Sciences. This entry was originally posted on his “The Human Evolution Blog.”  By:  Nathan Lents, 10/19/16 Fear is a powerful motivator. It’s also […]

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Immigrants in the Triangle: Local Enforcement, Institutional Neglect, and For-Profit Detention

Our latest blog entry comes from Dan Stageman, Director of Research Operations in the Office for the Advancement of Research at John Jay College.  By: Dan Stageman, 8/22/16 Late last week the criminal justice blogosphere was abuzz with attempts to process the latest bit of good news dropped into the national conversation around mass incarceration. […]

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You know that the behavior is harmful. Why can’t you stop?

Our latest blog entry comes from Peggilee Wupperman, Associate Professor of Psychology at John Jay College. This entry was originally posted on 7/30/2016 on her “Beyond Self-Destructive Behavior” Blog at Psychology Today. You have promised yourself that you are not going to engage in any dysregulated behavior this evening. You’ve told yourself that you absolutely, […]

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Why the Veepstakes matters less than you are told and more than you realize

Our latest blog entry comes from Heath Brown, Assistant Professor of Public Management at John Jay College. This entry was originally posted on 7/17/2016 at The New West (the official blog of the Western Political Science Association). Blog entry by: Heath Brown, 7/18/2016 It is Veepstakes time again and all eyes are on the choices […]

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MSNBC Made Donald Trump

Our latest blog entry comes from Adam Berlin, Professor of English at John Jay College. This entry was originally posted on 5/6/2016 at newsmax.com. Blog entry by: Adam Berlin, 5/16/2016 I watch my news on MSNBC. In the mornings I like “Morning Joe” because conservative Joe Scarborough and liberal Mika Brzezinski speak their biased hearts, yet are […]

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Civilian oversight, policing research, and open data: Beginning a new public conversation

Civilian oversight, policing research, and open data: Beginning a new public conversation Our latest blog entry comes from Dan Stageman, Director of Research Operations for the Office for the Advancement of Research at John Jay College. Blog entry by: Dan Stageman, 4/19/2016 In February of 2015, the National Association for the Civilian Oversight of Law […]

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Why the Trump presidential transition has just begun

Why the Trump presidential transition has just begun Our latest blog entry comes from Heath Brown, assistant professor of public policy at John Jay College. This entry was originally posted on TheHill.com. Blog entry by: Heath Brown, 4/14/2016 (original: 4/13/16) For much of this presidential campaign, Donald Trump (R) has been dismissed as an nonserious […]

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On 40th anniversary of Buckey v. Valeo, political consulting booms

On 40th anniversary of Buckey v. Valeo, political consulting booms Our latest blog entry comes from Heath Brown, assistant professor of public policy at John Jay College. This entry was originally posted on TheHill.com. Be on the look out for Professor Brown’s forthcoming book, “Pay-to-Play Politics: How Money Defines the American Democracy,” available this April! […]

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Two…Three…Many Flints: America’s Coast-to-Coast Toxic Crisis

Two…Three…Many Flints: America’s Coast-to-Coast Toxic Crisis Our latest blog entry comes from David Rosner, Columbia University, and Gerald Markowtiz, John Jay College. This entry was originally posted on TomDispatch.com.   Blog entry by: David Rosner & Gerald Markowitz, 2/9/2016 “I know if I was a parent up there, I would be beside myself if my kids’ health […]

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Martin Shkreli is not the problem. The fact that a company like Turing Pharmaceuticals can exist is the problem

Martin Shkreli is not the problem. The fact that a company like Turing Pharmaceuticals can exist is the problem Our latest blog entry comes from Nathan Lents, Associate Professor in John Jay’s Department of Sciences. This entry was originally posted on Nathan Lents’ “The Human Evolution Blog.” Blog entry by: Nathan Lents, 12/17/2015 Martin Shkreli […]

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